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‘I am a little border patrol guard’: military training for Tibetan toddlers in frontier kindergartens

The developments are part of a broader context of indoctrination of children in schools and intensified militarisation as part of China’s ‘Sinicisation’ policy.

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Concerns grow for Tibetan Buddhist monk in Chinese custody under unknown charges

Chinese police of Labrang Township in Sangchu County took into custody Jamyang Tashi, a Tibetan Buddhist monk from Labrang Tashikhyil Monastery.

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Tribute to Kyabje Chime Rinpoche, pioneering force in bringing Buddhism to the West, and a beloved leader of the Tibetan Community in Britain

Lama Chime Tulku Rinpoche, was one of the first Tibetan lamas to settle in Britain.

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Tibetan monk sentenced in secret after pattern of disappearances

A Tibetan Buddhist monk who disappeared for five years has been sentenced to seven years in prison, apparently for his devotion to the Dalai Lama, Tibet Watch has learned.

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Tibetan Monk Dies in Police Custody

Chinese police authorities tortured a young Tibetan Buddhist monk so severely that he died in custody before returning his body to his monastery…

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Tibetan monk accused of distributing Dalai Lama teachings finally released after multiple periods in prison

Trinley, from the village of Meruma (Mai’erma) in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba), Sichuan (the Tibetan area of Amdo) was released before the end of a five-year jail term, but is being kept under close surveillance and has not been allowed to return to his monastery.